DE BRUYNE HAS 'ASTONISHING' OFFER
Wolfsburg's director of sport Klaus Allofs says Manchester City have made an "astonishing" salary offer to Kevin de Bruyne.
Speaking in Monaco after the Champions League draw, Allofs said negotiations with City over a move had come closer to an agreement and admitted his side could not compete with the financial muscle of the Premier League in general.
"He's had an astonishing, astonishing offer from City and we can't compete with that. We had to take it seriously and that is the way we react with our players and finally we decided to start negotiations with City," he said.
"During the day we have gone on with negotiations and we've got closer to each other. But the deal is not already done. So hopefully we will find an end tonight or tomorrow morning.
"I would prefer to keep him, not to get the money. But the money now is really the issue because Kevin was qualified with Wolfsburg for the Champions League and he was a key player and took the next step."
